All posts tagged: water

Confessions of a Jetsetter w/ Megan Southerland

“Waking up just where you want to be…whether it be in your own bed, on a beach someplace quiet, or next to your favorite person…nothing starts a day better than that feeling…Immediately followed by a good cup of coffee of course! One of my favorite mornings still traces back to Formentera…when the sun was ablaze and the water was just right…” – Megan Southerland   054/100 of #100DaysofConfessions Instagram Project

Confessions of a Jetsetter w/ Francesca Kennedy

“Guatemala means the land of eternal Spring. Many artists and intellectuals over the years have found Guatemala and Lake Atitlán in particular to be a source of inspiration. Pablo Neruda wrote many of his moving poems there, Aldous Huxley, author of “Brave New World” once described it as “one of the most beautiful lakes in the world,” and it is said that Antoine de Saint-Exupéry wrote “The Little Prince” there… Since I was a little girl, I was naturally drawn to the local markets to buy Mayan goods. The colors of the Mayan textiles and crafts are so breathtaking that one can only help but be inspired by their beauty. Year after year I would come from Pennsylvania to visit my grandfather at Lake Atitlán. A few years ago, the lake had become contaminated with toxic blue-green algae and I saw children collecting the water to drink. I knew I had to do something to help. I went to the local market as I had always done and saw the huarache sandals they were making and thought …

Confessions of a Jetsetter w/ Sumaya

“I grew up admiring the water but never managed to enjoy it until I was an adult. Whether snorkeling in the Red Sea or listening to the Pacific Ocean waves crash, I’ve found being in the water is the closest feeling to flying…Suspended in space, I’m insignificant but in control. Every wave roar and wind gust that taunted me before no longer strikes fear in me. It’s just welcoming me back…Giving me a chance to recharge before I go back on land and conquer my dreams.” – Sumaya   012/100 of #100DaysofConfessions Instagram Project